The Elan Valley damsFrom Shelley to the Dambusters

The dams, reservoirs, and 73 mile aqueduct of
the ElanValley waterworks in mid-Wales were built a hundred years ago
to supply desperately needed clean water to the city of Birmingham in
the English midlands.

It was an epic feat of civil engineering, and the remarkable story
of the Elan Valley dams includes the poet Shelley and the Dambusters of
the Second World War.

Use the links below to pages on many aspects
of the story of the dams.